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Mar 24 2024
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Trump Faces Moment of Truth for His Finances in Manhattan Court
As Donald Trump sits in a Manhattan court room Monday for a hearing related to one of his criminal cases, he’ll also be facing a moment of truth for his finances: a deadline that same day to either post a bond to cover a $454 million civil fraud verdict or risk having New York state start the process of seizing some of his assets. The billionaire real estate mogul has been warning for weeks he
BloombergAug 02 2020
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Campaign Finance Reform
The ACLU believes that the system of electing candidates to federal office is badly in need of repair. We will continue to advocate for reform of the current system, including in support of our longstanding commitment to public financing of campaigns. In doing so, we will stress fidelity to the principles protected by the First Amendment with the goal of expanding, not limiting, political
ACLUMar 22 2024
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3 DAs cite conflict of interest in pursuing finances charges against Trump committee
MADISON – Three county prosecutors are declining to pursue felony charges against a fundraising committee for Donald Trump and a Republican state lawmaker in an alleged scheme to evade campaign finance laws surrounding an effort to unseat one of the most powerful Republicans in Wisconsin. The district attorneys in Chippewa, Florence and Langlade counties all cited a conflict of interest in
Milwaukee Journal SentinelMay 18 2022
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Campaign Finance Struck Down
“The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal campaign-finance law that limits how and when candidates can repay loans that they make to their own campaigns… [The case] involved Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act, which allows candidates to use up to $250,000 in post-election contributions – but no more – to repay loans that they made to their campaign before the
The Flip SideMar 25 2024
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UW’s $340 million finance upgrade is still struggling, despite progress
Nearly nine months after its rollout, the University of Washington’s $340 million finance system upgrade is still getting mixed reviews. On the plus side, the backlog of unpaid vendor invoices snarled by Workday, UW’s new “enterprise” software platform, has been cut from $90 million shortly after the July 6 launch to $43 million as of Feb. 29. But Workday, which replaced hundreds of legacy
The Seattle TimesMar 19 2024
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Clean Elections Hawaii Coalition rallies at State Capitol for publicly financed elections
Members of the Clean Elections Hawaii Coalition speak out Monday at the State Capitol in favor of publicly financed elections. PC: Clean Elections Hawaii Coalition The Clean Elections Hawaii Coalition rallied at the State Capitol on Monday to call on House Speaker Scott Saiki and other House leaders to support legislation for publicly financed elections. Senate Bill 2381 would create an
Maui Now NewsMar 20 2024
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Audit reveals $500K mistake by Baltimore City finance department
THAT’S THE MAIN FINDING IN A NEW AUDIT OF THE BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE THAT WAS RELEASED THIS MORNING. 11 NEWS REPORTER TOLLY TAYLOR JOINS US NOW LIVE IN TOLLY. THE UNDERLYING ISSUE HERE WAS A STAFFING SHORTAGE AND ALSO A LACK OF TRAINING. YEAH, THIS MORNING’S SPENDING BOARD MEETING, THE CITY AUDITOR EXPLAINED HIS REVIEW OF THE PAYROLL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE IN 2021 AND
WBAL 11Mar 24 2024
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Florida Solar Panel Incentives: Rebates, Tax Credits, Financing and More
Florida has plenty of sun and a few incentives to make buying solar panels a bit easier. While it's not on CNET's list of the seven best states for solar incentives, Florida encourages solar panel installations in a couple of ways. Florida legislates both sales tax and property tax exemptions for solar panels, continues to mandate net metering policies for excess solar generation and is one of
CNETOct 10 2023
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Congressman George Santos Charged in Campaign Finance Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Central Islip, New York, returned a superseding indictment today charging George Anthony Devolder Santos (George Santos), 35, a U.S. Congressman representing the Third District of New York, with one count of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, two counts of wire fraud, two counts of making materially false statements to the Federal Election
Homeland Security TodayMar 13 2024
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Bethel Finance Director Amy Hanscom to step down
BETHEL — Longtime Bethel Finance Officer, Amy Hanscom is stepping down after 19 years of service to the Town of Bethel. Her last day is April 3, 2024. Starting in 2005, she was Bethel’s Deputy Town Clerk, in October of 2017, she became Bethel’s Finance Officer. Hanscom said, “This was an extremely hard decision for me to make but the opportunities that Maine Rural Water Association are giving
Lewiston Sun Journal